Saturday Sketch Challenge 145

Hello Friends!

I hope you're gearing up to spend this holiday weekend with the ones you love. Tonight's sketch is a really simple, yet fun sketch with so many possibilities!

One potential set of measurements (that I've already written up) came from the Turtle card below. Here is a potential set of measurements if you need them.

Cardstock and Measurements:
Base Layer: Whisper white, 11 x 4 ¼” scored and folded in half at 5 ½”
Layer 2: Old Olive 5 ¼” x 4”
Layer 3: Pink Passion 2 1/8” x 2 5/8”
Layer 4: Whisper White 2 x 2 ¼”
Layer 5: Bashful Blue Modern Label Punch
Layer 6: Whisper White “very thankful” punched with the word window punch

When in doubt, I like to suggest that you measure your block and go with images and shapes you have on hand. Going by the inspiration cards below, sky's the limit to what you can do with this sketch! Have fun with it!

Never played with us before?? Well, it's easy!

1. Make a card
2. Post it online somewhere to your blog or other online forum
3. Post a link to Mr. Linky (Please be sure to link to your post and not just to your blog so we can find your post a few days later). need directions on that? Check out our posts on "how to use mr linky"
4. Have some fun and leave comments for each other (and for the operators if you like their work). ~ Everyone loves comments!

We hope you join us this week and play along with this VERY simple but super cute and fun to play with sketch! But don't delay... Mr. Linky will only hang out until Thursday morning at 8 am EST.

Oh ~ and if you'd like more info on the operator cards below, just click on the picture to go to the individual blogs, many of them have measurements for you ready to go...



Tiffany Bauer





Selene Kempton





Connie Babbert




Lee Conrey




Patti Chesky





Robin Merriman





Gretchen Barron





Kerin Sylvester

Stampers Showcase 144

Another week of amazing creations! Thank you so much for your support, kind words and for playing along! Here are your operator picks this week!

Color Inspiration 117

I don't know about you, but the weather here in Minnesota has been amazing!! Yesterday, we topped the charts at 79 degrees. The guys put on their shorts, the girls put on capris and flip flops, and we headed to the Minnesota Zoo. The animals were even enjoying the beautiful day. The otters, grizzly bears and prairie dogs were especially playful!! So much fun to watch!!!

The gorgeous weather inspired me to make a bright flower card!!! This card is actually for a customer who brightens my day every time I see her. She loves her Big Shot, and I like to inspire her with some new ideas on how to use it!!! This card is very simple and perfect to give to her granddaughters.

I thought I would use those colors for this week's Color Inspiration Challenge.

The colors are Pink Passion, Summer Sun, Only Orange and Green Galore!!!! If you don't like Summer Sun, feel free to substitute with YoYo Yellow.

As this is such a bright colors combo, adding neutrals like Whisper White helps tone down the project.

Are you ready to take the Color Inspiration challenge? If you make a project, we'd love to see it. Please leave a comment on this post with a link to your project!!!!


Card Recipe

stamps: Think Happy Thoughts
paper: Only Orange, Summer Sun, Green Galore, Pink Passion, Whisper White
ink: Basic Black
accessories: Flower Folds Bigz XL die, 1 3/8" circle punch, Latte Buttons, paper crimper, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack, Perfect Polka Dots Impressions Folder